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INNOVATIVE MEDTECH, INC. - Annual Report: 2009 (Form 10-K)

Fresh Harvest Products, Inc.

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549


FORM 10-K


[X]   ANNUAL REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


For the fiscal year ended:  October 31, 2009

or


[  ]  TRANSITION REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


For the transition period from ________ to ________


Commission File Number 000-51390


FRESH HARVEST PRODUCTS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


New Jersey

33-1130446

State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)


280 Madison Ave Suite 1005

New York, New York 10016

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)


Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 917.652.8030


None

Former Name, Address and Fiscal Year, if Changed Since Last Report


Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.  [   ] Yes [ X ] No


Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act . [X] Yes [ ] No


Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes [X] No [  ]


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 229.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes [  ] No [ X ]


Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K (§229.405 of this Chapter) is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of Registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. [  ]


Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See definition of “accelerated filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act:


Large accelerated filer  ¨  

Accelerated filer  ¨

Non-accelerated filer  ¨  Do not check if a smaller reporting company)

Smaller reporting company  þ  


Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act).  Yes [  ] No [ X ]


State the aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates computed by reference to the price at which the common equity was last sold, or the average bid and asked price of such common equity, as of the last business day of the registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter (April 30, 2009):  $3,976,944.42.


Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the registrant’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date: as of February 16, 2010, there were 135,782,396 shares of Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share issued and outstanding.


DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE:   None



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TABLE OF CONTENTS

  

 

PART I.

  

 

Item 1. Description of Business

  

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Item 1A. Risk Factors

 

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Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments

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Item 2.  Description of Properties

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Item 3. Legal Proceedings

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Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

 

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PART II

 

 

Item 5. Market for Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

 

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Item 6. Selected Financial Data

 

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 Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis or Plan of Operation

 

9

 

 

 

 Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

 

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Item 8. Financial Statements

13

 

 

 

Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosures

 

27

  

  

 

Item 9AT. Controls and Procedures

  

28

 

 

 

Item 9B. Other Information

 

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PART III

  

 

Item 10.  Directors, Executive Officers, Promoters, Control Persons and Corporate Governance; Compliance with Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act.

 

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Item 11.   Executive Compensation

 

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Item 12   Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters

 

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Item 13.  Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence

 

36

 

 

 

Item 14.  Principal Accountant Fees and Services

 

37

 

 

 

PART IV

 

 

Item 15.   Exhibits and  Schedules

  

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                Signatures

  

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NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS


This Form 10K contains forward-looking statements, which relate to future events or our future financial performance. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as "may", "should", "expects", "plans", "anticipates", "believes", "estimates", "predicts", "potential" or "continue" or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology. These statements are only predictions and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our or our industry's actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements.


While these forward-looking statements, and any assumptions upon which they are based, are made in good faith and reflect our current judgment regarding the direction of our business, actual results will almost always vary, sometimes materially, from any estimates, predictions, projections, assumptions or other future performance suggested herein. Except as required by applicable law, including the securities laws of the United States, we do not intend to update any of the forward-looking statements to conform these statements to actual results.

 

The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides a “safe harbor” for forward-looking statements. This report contains information that may be deemed forward-looking, that is based largely on the Company’s (as defined below) current expectations, and is subject to certain risks, trends and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated.

 

Among such risks, trends and other uncertainties, which in some instances are beyond its control, may be the Company’s ability to generate cash flows and maintain liquidity sufficient to service its debt, and comply with or obtain amendments or waivers of the financial covenants contained in its credit facilities, if necessary. Other risks and uncertainties include the impact of continuing adverse economic conditions, potential changes in the organic food industry, energy costs, interest rates and the availability of credit due to instability in the credit markets, labor costs, legislative and regulatory rulings and other results of operations or financial conditions, increased capital and other costs, competition and other risks detailed from time to time in the Company’s publicly filed documents.

 

The words “may”, “will”, “would”, “could”, “believes”, “expects”, “anticipates”, “intends”, “plans”, “projects”, “considers” and similar expressions generally identify forward-looking statements. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements, which are made as of the date of this report. The Company does not undertake to publicly update or revise its forward-looking statements.

 



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PART I


ITEM 1.  DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS


OVERVIEW


Fresh Harvest Products, Inc. (“We”, or “the Company”) is a Corporation formed in the State of New Jersey.  We are a developer of proprietary brands and are marketer of organic and natural food and beverage products. We have set out on a course to make our “Wings of Nature™” brand, a national brand of organic and natural foods that will attract consumers because of high quality and affordable pricing.  We believe that our management team is intimately knowledgeable about the functions of a marketer in the food and beverage industry.  We intend to merge and/or acquire marketers and/or manufacturers of organic and natural products that we will sell and possibly become a fully integrated manufacturer servicing consumers through distributors and retail food outlets. These acquisitions will enable us to control the quality, consistency and cost of the organic products we sell.


The timing is important because we believe that the consumers that we have targeted are actively looking for quality organic food and beverage offerings, and the stores in which they shop are responding to their demands by allocating shelf space for this rapidly expanding segment of the food market.  In August 2009, we formed Wings of Nature, LLC in the State of New York and it is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company.


We sell our products to consumers at, what we believe are, reasonable prices through local, regional and national supermarkets, retailers, distributors, brokers, wholesalers and an online web-store.


Our strategy is to focus on finding and developing and selling the best organic and natural food and beverage products in the world.  Part of this strategy is to have the “Wings of Nature™” name branded on all of our products, as well acquiring other natural and organic food brands.  


Currently, our revenues are generated mainly from distributors and retailers.  Some of our distributors and retailers include: the largest natural and organic food distributor in the US, and the largest natural and organic retailer in the US.  


THE MARKET IN ORGANIC AND NATURAL FOODS


We believe that the market for natural and organic foods is growing fast, and has begun to enter into mainstream retailing.  Organic food is sold in the majority of supermarkets, and we believe that the market is ready to identify with a brand dedicated to quality, reasonably priced, great tasting organic packaged foods for both children and adults.


OVERVIEW OF THE ORGANIC AND NATURAL MARKET


US sales of both food and non-food organic products reached $24.6 billion by the end of 2008, a significant 17.1% increase over 2007 sales despite tough economic times, according to the Organic Trade Association (OTA), which released final results from its 2009 Organic Industry Survey.   The study, which measured the sales of US sales of organic foods and beverages as well as non-food categories such as organic fibers, personal-care products and pet foods, found that sales of organic products continue to post resilient, strong growth during 2008, even as consumers shop carefully and seek the best deals.


Organic Food


Organic food, which comprises 93% of all organic products sold, saw sales grow 15.8% in 2008 (vs. 4.9% growth for total US food sales) to reach $22.9 billion. As a result, organic food sales now account for approximately 3.5% of all food product sales in the US, while the level of organic food penetration has nearly doubled in the past five years, OTA said.  


Additional findings about organic food categories:


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The fruit and vegetable category accounts for the largest portion of organic food sales. This one category represents 37% of total organic food sales in 2008.



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The second largest categories are beverage and dairy, representing just more than 14% each.

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The strongest growth in 2008 is in the categories of breads and grains (35% over 2007) and beverages (40%).

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Organic food producers sell to consumers via a variety of channels. National natural and mass-market food chains are the leading channels (each accounts for about one third of sales).

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Regional natural food chains and independent health food stores are a smaller presence (about 10%).


Non-Food Organic


Posting even more dramatic growth than organic food, organic non-food sales grew by 39.4%, to $1.6 billion, the report said. At the same time as sales of non-food organic products are growing faster than organic food, the scope of non-food products is changing as new product categories and products are introduced to the US market.  The largest categories of organic non-food products are supplements, fibers (linen and clothing) and personal care products, OTA reported.


Organic Labeling & Materials Supply


Half of organic producers surveyed say they currently display the “USDA Organic” seal on their products, a proportion that rises to 83% for companies with organic sales of $5 million or more. Among companies that don’t currently display the seal, 20% have decided to do so in the next three years.  As a result, relatively large firms (with organic sales more than $5M) are more likely than smaller firms to say that use of the USDA seal on labels has helped them generate sales of organic products. However, only about half of the larger firms hold this opinion.


About the research: The Organic Trade Association’s 2009 Organic Industry Survey was conducted and produced on behalf of the Organic Trade Association by marketresearch.com in partnership with the Lieberman Research Group. In total, 229 companies completed online surveys between January and April 2009. The volume of 2007 and 2008 sales of organic products is computed using the 2006 sales data in OTA’s 2007 Manufacturer Study as a baseline. The estimates were compiled from primary sales data obtained from survey respondents, including manufacturers, distributors and retailers of organic products. Government data and financial reports from public companies also were used to develop the final estimates.  (Organic Industry 2009 survey)


Industry Statistics and Projected Growth


THE ORGANIC AND NATURAL FOODS CONSUMER


ORGANIC AND NATURAL MARKET - GLOBAL ANALYSIS


A Global Industry Analysts report released in May 2008 shows that health and well-being are increasingly important to consumers, helping to spur double-digit annual growth in the global organic food and beverage market. “Recent outbreaks of food scares and heightened awareness of the health benefits of organically produced ingredients are thought to be behind the dramatic turn from unhealthy ingredients,” according to the report. (Source: Global Industry Analysts, Organic Foods & Beverages: A Global Business Report, May 2008.)


Global demand for organic products continues to grow, with sales increasing by over $5 billion a year, according to The World of Organic Agriculture: Statistics & Emerging Trends 2008. It cited Organic Monitor estimates that international sales reached $38.6 billion dollars in 2006, double that in 2000. The most important import markets for organic products continue to be the European Union, the United States, and Japan.  (Source: The World of Organic Agriculture: Statistics & Emerging Trends 2008)


The Effect of Governmental Regulation


Along with our manufacturers, brokers, distributors and co-packers, we are subject to extensive regulation by federal, state and local authorities. The federal agencies governing our business include the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”), FDA, USDA, and Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”). These agencies regulate, among other things, the production, sale, safety, advertising, labeling of and ingredients used in our products. Under various statutes, these agencies prescribe the requirements and establish the standards for quality, purity and labeling. Among other requirements, the USDA, in certain circumstances, must not only approve our products, but also review the manufacturing



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processes and facilities used to produce these products before these products can be marketed in the United States. In addition, advertising of our business is subject to regulation by the FTC. Our activities are also regulated by state agencies as well as county and municipal authorities. We are also subject to the laws of the foreign jurisdictions in which we manufacture and sell our products.


Competition


We operate in highly competitive product markets. Some of these markets are dominated by competitors with greater resources. In addition, we compete for limited retailer shelf space for our products. Larger competitors include mainstream food companies such as Dean Foods, General Mills, Inc., Nestle S.A., Kraft Foods Inc., Groupe Danone, Kellogg Company, Unilever PLC, Pepsico, Sara Lee Corporation and large cereal producers such as Nature’s Path and Kashi.  Retailers also market competitive products under their own private labels such as Whole Foods which markets only its own brands in its own stores.  Other well- known brands with which we compete are Newman’s Own, Eden Foods and Walnut Acres.  While many of these large manufacturers’ primary products are not organic, they do have organic offerings within their product portfolio.

The beverage industry is also highly competitive. Competitive factors in the beverage industry include product quality and taste, brand awareness among consumers, variety of specialty flavors, interesting or unique product names, product packaging and package design, supermarket and grocery store shelf space, alternative distribution channels, reputation, price, advertising and promotion. The beverage market, including both aseptic and refrigerated products, has shown sustained growth over the past several years.  The main competitor in the energy drinks market are Red Bull and Coca-Cola with other competitors in the beverage industry include Snapple, Nestle, and Lipton.  While many of these large manufacturers’ primary products are not organic, they do have organic offerings within their product portfolio.


Employees and Employment Agreements 


Currently, the Company has 2 employees, of which are our executive officer (whose employment is governed by an employment agreement, which expires on November 1, 2010) and which is anticipated to be renewed; see the section entitled “Executive Compensation-Employees and Employment Agreements”, above) and a full time administrative assistant. Of these two individuals, both are employed on a full-time basis; we anticipate retaining additional sales and marketing (as employees or consultants) and clerical personnel within the next 12 months, if and when our financial resources permit.


Seasonality


While our snack food product lines are stronger in the warmer months, our coffee product line primarily markets hot coffee products and, as a result, its quarterly results of operations reflect seasonal trends resulting from increased demand for its hot coffee products in the cooler months of the year. In years where there are warm winter seasons, our sales of cooler weather products, which typically increase in our second and third fiscal quarters, may be negatively impacted.


Quarterly fluctuations in our sales volume and operating results are due to a number of factors relating to our business, including the timing of trade promotions, advertising and consumer promotions and other factors, such as seasonality, inclement weather and unanticipated increases in labor, commodity, energy, insurance or other operating costs. The impact on sales volume and operating results due to the timing and extent of these factors can significantly impact our business. For these reasons, you should not rely on our quarterly operating results as indications of future performance.


Inflation


We do not believe that inflation had a significant impact on our results of operations for the periods presented.


ITEM 1A.

RISK FACTORS


We are a smaller reporting company as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act and are not required to provide the information required under this item.


The above statement notwithstanding, shareholders and prospective investors should be aware that an investment in our business is extremely high risk and investors should be aware that his or her entire investment in the Company may be



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lost. The many risks that exist with respect to the Company and its business include, but are not limited to: its limited assets, dependence upon its sole officer who has other unrelated business interests, lack of revenues and only losses since inception, industry risks, the need for additional capital; risks inherent in obtaining its products from sources outside the United States such as political and economic unrest and instability, the threat of military actions and terrorist activities; among other factors. The company management is aware of these risks and has established the minimum controls and procedures to insure adequate risk assessment and execution to reduce loss exposure.


ITEM 1B. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS


We are a smaller reporting company as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act and are not required to provide the information required under this item


ITEM 2. DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTIES


We maintain our current office at the office of our President at no charge to us; our mailing address is 280 Madison Ave Suite 1005 New York, NY 10016.  We do not have an office lease, nor do we pay or accrue rent for our current office location.  Our facilities are provided rent free by a related party who allows us to utilize a portion of his offices. We maintain a limited amount of office equipment.  The Company owns one vehicle (a Chevy Venture van) as of October 31, 2009.  The Company does not lease any vehicles.  

  

ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

 

In May 2008, the case Illuminati v. Fresh Harvest Products, Inc., Docket No. HUD-L-2869-07 was settled.


As of October 31, 2009, we are not a party to any material legal proceedings and, to the best of our knowledge, there is no material litigation pending or threatened against us.

 

ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

 

No matters were submitted to a vote of security holders during the fiscal year ended October 31, 2009.

 

PART II

 

ITEM 5. MARKET FOR THE REGISTRANT’S COMMON STOCK AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF COMMON STOCK

 

MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS


Market Information


Our common stock currently trades on the OTC Bulletin Board under the symbol “FRHV”. Prior to May 8, 2007, our shares were not publicly traded. The following table sets forth the range of high and low bid prices per share of the common stock for the four quarters ending October 31, 2008 and for the four quarters ending October 31, 2009.  


 

 

Price Range

 

 

High ($)

 

Low ($)

Quarter ended   1/31/08

 

0.52

 

0.35

Quarter ended   4/30/08

 

0.55

 

0.17

Quarter ended   7/31/08

 

0.32

 

0.04

Quarter ended 10/31/08

 

0.30

 

0.02

Quarter ended   1/31/09

 

0.04

 

0.01.

Quarter ended 4/30/09

 

0.005

 

0.048

Quarter ended 7/31/09

 

0.019

 

0.007

Quarter ended 10/31/09

 

0.008

 

0.003



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These quotations reflect inter-dealer prices, without retail mark-up, mark-down or commission and may not represent actual transactions


On February 9, 2010, there were seven (7) broker-dealers making a market in our common stock. On February 9, 2010, the closing bid and asked prices of our common stock as traded on the OTC Bulletin Board $0.0221 and $0.0229 per share, respectively.


Holders


As of February 11, 2010 there were 133 qualified holders of record of the Company’s Common Stock. This does not reflect persons or entities that hold their stock in nominee or “street name”.


Dividends


There are no restrictions in our Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws that restrict us from declaring dividends. The New Jersey Business Law, however, does prohibit us from declaring dividends where, after giving effect to the distribution of the dividend, we would not be able to pay our debts as they become due in the usual course of business or our total assets would be less than the sum of our total liabilities, plus the amount that would be needed to satisfy the rights of shareholders who have preferential rights superior to those receiving the distribution.


We have not paid any cash dividend to date and we may not be able to pay any cash dividends on our common stock in the foreseeable future. The declaration and payment of dividends is subject to the discretion of our Board of Directors and to the above mentioned limitations imposed under the New Jersey Business Law. The timing, amount and form of dividends, if any, will depend on, among other things, our results of operation, financial condition, cash requirements and other factors deemed relevant by our Board of Directors.


Sales (Issuances) of Unregistered Equity Securities


During our fiscal 4th Quarter of 2009, the Company issued 0 (zero) restricted common shares.


Stock-based compensation


The Company accounts for common stock issued to employees, directors, and consultants in accordance with the provisions of Statement of Financial Standards (“SFAS”) No. 123R, Share Based Payments, which is a revision of SFAS No. 123. Under SFAS No. 123R, the compensation cost relating to share-based payment transactions will be recognized in the consolidated financial statements.  The cost associated with common stock issued to employees, directors and consultants will recognized on the date issued.  The cost will be measured based on the fair value of the equity instruments on the date issued. Awards granted to non-employee consultants will be subsequently re-measured to current fair value until performance is completed or a performance commitment exists.


Warrants and Options Outstanding


As of October 31, 2009 and 2008, the Company had no outstanding stock purchase warrants nor any options to purchase the common stock of the Company.


Rule 144 Shares


As of January 31, 2010, we had 134,282,396 shares of common stock outstanding, 51,068,216 of which were freely tradable, and 83,214,180 of which are restricted under Rule 144 of the Securities Act.  24,926,029 of the restricted shares are held by affiliates of the Company (See below). Of the remaining restricted shares,  28,377,451 are immediately eligible for resale to the public under Rule 144 of the Securities Act, and  29,910,700 shares will become eligible for public resale after a six month holding period.


In general, under Rule 144 as currently in effect, a person (or persons whose shares are aggregated) who is not deemed to have been an affiliate of ours at any time during the three months preceding a sale, and who has beneficially owned



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restricted securities within the meaning of Rule 144 for at least six months (including any period of consecutive ownership of preceding non-affiliated holders) would be entitled to sell those shares, subject only to the availability of current public information about us. A non-affiliated person who has beneficially owned restricted securities within the meaning of Rule 144 for at least one year would be entitled to sell those shares without regard to the provisions of Rule 144. In general, under Rule 144 as currently in effect, our affiliates or persons selling shares on behalf of our affiliates are entitled to sell within any three-month period beginning 90 days after the date of this prospectus, a number of shares that does not exceed the greater of 1% of the number of shares of common stock then outstanding, or the average weekly trading volume of the common stock during the four calendar weeks preceding the filing of a notice on Form 144 with respect to such sale


As of January 31, 2010, persons who are our affiliates (officers, directors and/or shareholders owning 10% or more of our outstanding common stock) hold 17,476,029 of the shares that will be eligible for Rule 144 sales. Although all of those shares have been held by these affiliates for more than six months, as affiliates they are subject to the volume limitations discussed above and would not become eligible to use Rule 144 as non-affiliates until at least three months after resigning as an officer and director, and then only if they retained less than ten percent of the aggregate amount of common shares then outstanding.


The public sale of shares under Rule 144 may have a negative effect on the trading price of our common stock.


Registration Rights


None.


Equity Compensation Plan Information


The Company accounts for common stock issued to employees, directors, and consultants in accordance with the provisions of Statement of Financial Standards (“SFAS”) No. 123R, Share Based Payments, which is a revision of SFAS No. 123. Under SFAS No. 123R, the compensation cost relating to share-based payment transactions will be recognized in the consolidated financial statements.  The cost associated with common stock issued to employees, directors and consultants will recognized on the date issued.  The cost will be measured based on the fair value of the equity instruments on the date issued. Awards granted to non-employee consultants will be subsequently re-measured to current fair value until performance is completed or a performance commitment exists.


Performance graph


We are a smaller reporting company as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act and are not required to provide the information required under this item.


Issuer Repurchases of Equity Securities


None.


ITEM 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA


We are a smaller reporting company as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act and are not required to provide the information required under this item.


ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OR PLAN OF OPERATION.


Forward Looking Statements


Some of the information in this section contains forward-looking statements that involve substantial risks and uncertainties. You can identify these statements by forward-looking words such as "may," "will," "expect," "anticipate," "believe," "estimate" and "continue," or similar words. You should read statements that contain these words carefully because they:




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discuss our future expectations;

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contain projections of our future results of operations or of our financial condition; and

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state other "forward-looking" information.


We believe it is important to communicate our expectations. However, there may be events in the future that we are not able to accurately predict or over which we have no control. Our actual results and the timing of certain events could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of certain factors, including those set forth elsewhere in this Annual Report.


Unless stated otherwise, the words “we,” “us,” “our,” “the Company” or “Fresh Harvest” in this Annual Report collectively refers to Fresh Harvest Products, inc. and Subsidiaries.


Overview


We began realizing revenues from operations during the quarter ending July 31, 2006, and, as of November 1, 2007 we are no longer a development stage company.  


We were formed in New Jersey as a blank check company on April 21, 2005 with no operations, assets or purpose other than the purpose of seeking a privately held operating company as an acquisition or merger candidate. On December 16, 2005, we acquired Fresh Harvest Products, Inc., a New York corporation, a development stage company in the organic food business, and absorbed its operations into our business. As a result of the acquisition, we were no longer a blank check company, and the controlling shareholders of the acquired company became the controlling shareholders of our company. The acquisition was considered a reverse acquisition for accounting and financial reporting purposes.  


Since the acquisition, our business plan has been to develop proprietary products to sell, market and distribute.  Some of our products include: organic snack and coffee Bars that have no refined sugar, are cholesterol free, trans fat free, low in sodium and gluten free and organic coffee from South America and Africa.  Our goal is to bring healthy, great tasting organic food products at affordable prices to the mass markets.  We are now selling the product line to select supermarkets chains in the eastern part of the United States.


Our primary efforts have been devoted to selling our line of organic food and beverage products and raising capital. Accordingly, we have limited capital resources and have experienced net losses and negative cash flows from operations since inception and expect these conditions to continue for the foreseeable future. 


As of October 31, 2009, the Company had current assets of $52,117 that includes zero cash, net accounts receivable of $8,759 and inventory of $43,358.  Management believes that the liquid cash and other liquid assets on hand as of October 31, 2009 are not sufficient to fund operations for the next 12 months.  Accordingly, we will be required to raise additional funds to meet our short and long-term planned goals. There can be no assurance that such funds, if available at all, can be obtained on terms reasonable to us. In this regard, we have obtained and will continue to attempt to obtain (short and long term) loans for inventory purchases, new product development, expansion, advertising and marketing. We cannot assure you that we will be successful in obtaining the aforementioned financings (either debt or equity) on terms acceptable to us, or otherwise.


Our audited financial statements contained in this annual report have been prepared on a going concern basis, which assumes that we will be able to realize our assets and discharge our obligations in the normal course of business.


As of and for the years ended October 31, 2009 and 2008, our auditors have expressed substantial doubt we will continue as a going concern.


Plan of Operation for the Next Twelve Months


Our plan of operation for the twelve months following the date of this annual report is to continue to develop and expand our business operations to have sustainable cash flow. To date we have not had sufficient capital to fully implement this plan. The plan of operation over the next 12 months may include, but not exclusively, activities such as: Capitalization including obtaining financing through equity and/or debt financing. Currently, we do not have sufficient financial resources to implement or complete our business plan.  We anticipate that we will need a minimum of an additional



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approximate $600,000 to satisfy our cash requirements over the next 12 months. We cannot be assured that revenue from operations, if any, will be sufficient to fund our activities during the next 12 months.


Accordingly, we will have to seek alternates sources of capital—including private placements, a future public offering, and/or loans from officers and/or third party lenders. We can offer no assurance that we will be able to raise additional funds if needed, on acceptable terms to us or otherwise. If we are unsuccessful in our attempts to raise sufficient capital, we may have to cease operations or postpone our plans to initiate or complete our business plan. In that case, you may lose your entire investment in our company.


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Product Inventory for Sales and Distribution through our customer base will consist principally of Natural Food Distributors, Retailers and Supermarkets.  Our products are sold through a Specialty Food Distributor Network of sales professionals, supported where necessary by third-party Food Brokers to minimize costs and maximize efficiencies.  Estimated cost: $350,000.

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Commence marketing, advertising and promotion programs to increase brand equity and awareness through the targeting of specific consumer groups through targeted retail outlets utilizing specialty food distributors.   Estimated cost:  $150,000.

§

Salaries, including for present employees and possible new hiring of additional management personnel and appropriate operating and sales staff. Estimated cost: $100,000.


These are only estimates and no assurance can be given regarding either statement as to timing or actual eventuality. If we can raise more than the minimum amounts indicated above, we anticipate spending increased amounts on establishing and expanding our distribution network, marketing, advertising and promotions.


We commenced operations and first realized revenues from operations during our third quarter of fiscal year 2006. It is our plan that our business operations will generate sufficient revenues to sustain our operations and cash flow by October 31, 2011.  We have been purchasing a minimum number of products (coffee, health and coffee and salsa), and anticipates sales that will provide revenues for operations. The revenue generated from these sales will be used to make additional product purchases and minimally fund our operations.


We estimate that our cash and other current assets as of October 31, 2009, of approximately $52,117 will only be sufficient to meet our short term needs for approximately four months.  If we are unable to raise the required financing, we will be delayed in commencing our business plan. Currently, because we are considered a new business with limited credit history with vendors, suppliers, manufacturers, packagers and food producers, we must pay for our purchases “up front” and are not granted credit terms. This will continue until we have established a satisfactory credit history. We cannot estimate, with any certainty, how long this may take, or if it will occur at all. Our inability to obtain credit from such providers has a significant impact upon our liquidity and our ability to utilize funds for other purposes. Similarly, if and when we hire salesmen and /or additional personnel, including management and sales personnel, the cost related to such hiring will have a significant impact on our liquidity and deployment of funds.


Results of Operations for the Fiscal Year Ending October 31, 2009 and October 31, 2008 Financial Information from Comparative Fiscal Year Periods


For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2009, we recorded revenues of $87,502 versus revenues of $249,639 in the same period of 2008. The decrease in revenues is attributed to lack of capital to support the purchasing of inventory.


Gross profit defined as revenues less cost of goods sold, was ($60,350) for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2009, compared to $65,647 for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2008. The difference is attributed to the fact that there was a decrease in revenues and products sold along with an inventory adjustment of $86,591 for obsolete inventory as of October 31, 2009.


We incurred operating expenses in the amount of $599,948 for the year ended October 31, 2009, and $1,367,893 for the year ended October 31, 2008.  This decrease in operating expenses is attributed to the Company’s decrease of sales, salaries and wages, marketing and administrative expenses.




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Our net loss was $756,425 for the year ended October 31, 2009 which was a decrease from $1,362,969 for fiscal year ended October 31, 2008.  The decrease was primarily a result of a decrease in operating expenses and an inventory adjustment for obsolete inventory.


Financial Condition and Liquidity


Since inception, we have not been able to finance our business from cash flows from operations and have been reliant upon loans and proceeds from the sale of equity which may not be available to us in the future, or if available, on reasonable terms. Accordingly, if we are unable to obtain funding from loans and the sale of our equity, it is unlikely that we will be able to continue as a going concern.  


At October 31, 2009, we had current assets of $52,117 including zero cash, inventory of $43,358 and accounts receivable of $8,759.  We had net fixed assets with a net book value of $35,610.


Off Balance Sheet Arrangements


We do not have any off balance sheet arrangements that are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on our financial condition, revenues, results of operations, liquidity or capital expenditures.


Principal Commitments


As of October 31, 2009, we did not have any material commitments for capital expenditures.


Critical Accounting Policies


Our financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles requires our management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, including the recoverability of tangible and intangible assets, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of expenses during the periods covered.


A summary of accounting policies that have been applied to the historical financial statements can be found in note no. 2 to our consolidated financial statements.


We evaluate our estimates on an on-going basis. The most significant estimates relate to intangible assets, deferred financing and issuance costs, and the fair value of financial instruments. We base our estimates on historical company and industry experience and on various other assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which, form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Our actual results may differ materially from those estimates.


ITEM 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK


We are a smaller reporting company, as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and are not required to provide the information under this item.




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ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA


Immediately following are our audited financial statements and notes for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2009.


 REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM  

14

Consolidated Balance Sheets

15

Consolidated Statements of Operations

16

Consolidated Statements of Deficiency in Assets

17

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

18

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

19-26


EXPLANATORY NOTE


These consolidated financial statements as of and for the years ended October 31, 2009 and 2008 include an adjustment of an increase of $140,461 to the accumulated deficit and the related common stock and additional paid in capital accounts as of November 1, 2007 for the effect of the restatement for the issuance of the 14,046,109 shares of common stock issued in February 2006.


This restatement does not affect the reported net loss for the years ended October 31, 2009 and 2008.



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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM



To the Board Directors and Shareholders

Fresh Harvest Products, Inc., and Subsidiaries

New York, New York



We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Fresh Harvest Products, Inc., and Subsidiaries (“the Company”) as of October 31, 2009 and 2008, and the related consolidated statements of operations, deficiency in assets, and cash flows for years then ended These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audit.


We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement. The Company it is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting.  Our audit included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.  An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated  financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.


In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the years ended October 31, 2009 and 2008 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.


The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note no. 12 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company experienced a net loss of $756,425 and $1,362,969 for the years ended October 31, 2009 and 2008 along with an accumulated deficit of $4,590,197 as of October 31, 2009. The Company’s ability to continue as a going concern is dependent upon its ability to achieve profitable operations. These conditions raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.


/s/ Conner & Associates, PC

Newtown, Pennsylvania

16 February 2010










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FRESH HARVEST PRODUCTS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Consolidated Balance Sheets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

October 31, 2009

 

October 31, 2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets

 

 

 

 

Cash

$

-

$

3,406

Accounts receivable, net

 

8,759

 

44,170

Inventory

 

43,358

 

122,936

Total current assets

 

52,117

 

170,512

 

 

 

 

 

Fixed assets

 

 

 

 

Equipment, net

 

35,610

 

36,366

 

 

 

 

 

Total assets

 $

87,727

$

206,878

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities

 

 

 

 

Book overdraft

$

83

$

-

Accounts payable, trade

 

103,914

 

105,625

Accrued expenses

 

447,077

 

375,477

Loans payable, related parties

 

720,771

 

651,552

Loans payable, current portion

 

381,936

 

416,000

Accrued wages and related taxes payable

 

563,359

 

356,693

Total current liabilities

 

2,217,140

 

1,905,347

Total Liabilities

 

2,217,140

 

1,905,347

 

 

 

 

 

Commitments and Contingencies

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deficiency in assets

 

 

 

 

Common stock - $0.0001 par value, 200,000,000 shares,

 

 

 

 

 authorized; 82,137,182 and 43,987,185 outstanding.

 

8,215

 

4,399

Additional paid in capital

 

2,452,570

 

2,130,904

Accumulated deficit

 

(4,590,197)

 

(3,833,772)

Total deficiency in assets

 

(2,129,413)

 

(1,698,469)

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities and deficiency in assets

$

87,727

$

206,878

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements







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FRESH HARVEST PRODUCTS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Consolidated Statements of Operations

For the years ended October 31, 2009 and 2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the

 

For the

 

 

year ended

 

year ended

 

 

October 31, 2009

 

October 31, 2008

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue

$

87,502

$

249,782

Returns

 

-

 

143

Revenue, net

 

87,502

 

249,639

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of goods sold

 

61,261

 

183,992

Inventory adjustment - obsolescence

 

86,591

 

-

Cost of goods sold, net

 

147,852

 

183,992

 

 

 

 

 

Gross (loss) profit

 

(60,350)

 

65,647

 

 

 

 

 

Operating expenses

 

 

 

 

Salaries and wages

 

201,000

 

388,400

Sales and marketing expenses

 

109,448

 

165,053

Legal and professional fees

 

94,473

 

264,891

General & administrative

 

195,027

 

549,549

Total operating expenses

 

599,948

 

1,367,893

 

 

 

 

 

Income (loss) from operations

 

(660,298)

 

(1,302,246)

 

 

 

 

 

Other income (expense)

 

 

 

 

Interest

 

(85,232)

 

(49,245)

Depreciation expense

 

(10,895)

 

(11,478)

Total other income (expenses)

 

(96,127)

 

(60,723)

 

 

 

 

 

Income (loss) before provision for income taxes

 

(756,425)

 

(1,362,969)

 

 

 

 

 

Provision for income taxes

 

-

 

-

 

 

 

 

 

Net (loss)income

$

(756,425)

$

(1,362,969)

 

 

 

 

 

Basic and Diluted Earnings (loss) per common share

$

(0.01)

$

(0.04)

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average common shares outstanding (basic and diluted)

 

62,191,720

 

33,157,785

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements



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FRESH HARVEST PRODUCTS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Consolidated Statements of Deficiency of Assets

For the years ended October 31, 2009 and 2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Additional

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stock

 

Paid-in

 

Accumulated

 

 

 

Shares

 

Amount

 

Capital

 

Deficit

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance, October 31, 2007, as reported (1)

17,854,406

$

1,785

$

785,214

$

(2,330,640)

$

(1,543,641)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjustment (2)

-

 

-

 

140,163

 

(140,163)

 

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance, October 31, 2007, restated

17,854,406

 

1,785

 

925,377

 

(2,470,803)

 

(1,543,641)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stock issued for conversion of debt

20,013,887

 

2,002

 

748,923

 

-

 

750,925

Issuance of common stock  - services

6,118,832

 

612

 

456,604

 

-

 

457,216

Net loss

-

 

-

 

-

 

(1,362,969)

 

(1,362,969)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance, October 31, 2008

43,987,125

$

4,399

$

2,130,904

$

(3,833,772)

$

(1,698,469)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stock issued for acquisition of assets

7,168,323

 

717

 

14,641

 

 

 

15,358

Stock issued for conversion of debt

3,048,387

 

305

 

30,484

 

 

 

30,789

Issuance of common stock  - services

27,933,347

 

2,793

 

276,540

 

-

 

279,333

Net loss

-

 

-

 

-

 

(756,425)

 

(756,425)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance, October 31, 2009

82,137,182

$

8,215

$

2,452,570

$

(4,590,197)

$

(2,129,414)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1) - as reported in the Form 10-KSB/A as of and the year ended October 31, 2007, as filed with SEC on February 25, 2009

 (2) - see explanatory note set forth in Note 2 to consolidated financial statements













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FRESH HARVEST PRODUCTS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

For the years ended October 31, 2009 and 2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the year

 

For the year

 

 

ended

 

 ended

 

 

October 31, 2009

 

October 31, 2008

Cash flows from operating activities

 

 

 

 

Net (loss) income

$

(756,425)

$

(1,362,969)

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to provided by

 

 

 

 

(used in) operating activities:

 

 

 

 

Stock issued for acquisition of assets

 

15,358

 

-

Stock issued for services

 

279,333

 

457,216

Stock issued for conversion of debt

 

30,789

 

750,925

Depreciation

 

10,895

 

11,478

(Increase) decrease in

 

 

 

 

Accounts receivable

 

35,400

 

(18,301)

Inventory

 

7,013

 

184,966

Increase (decrease) in

 

 

 

 

Book overdraft

 

83

 

-

Accounts payable

 

(1,712)

 

53,358

Accrued expenses payable

 

139,505

 

139,886

Payroll and related taxes payable

 

189,249

 

238,692

Cash flows (used in) provided by operating activities

 

(50,512)

 

455,251

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from investing activities

 

 

 

 

Purchase of fixed assets

 

-

 

(12,252)

Proceeds from sale of fixed assets

 

4,800

 

-

Cash flows (used in) provided by investing activities

 

4,800

 

(12,252)

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities

 

 

 

 

Loan repayments

 

(98,417)

 

(720,000)

Proceeds from advances from related parties

 

38,144

 

189,024

Proceeds from issuance of loans payable

 

51,575

 

83,000

Cash flows (used in) financing activities

 

(8,698)

 

(447,976)

 

 

 

 

 

Net (decrease) in cash

 

(54,409)

 

(4,977)

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year

 

3,406

 

8,383

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents, end of year

$

-

$

3,406

 

 

 

 

 

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:

 

 

 

 

Taxes paid

 

-

 

-

Interest paid

$

-

$

-

 

 

 

 

 


See accompanying notes to financial statements




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FRESH HARVEST PRODUCTS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

October 31, 2009



NOTE 1.

GENERAL ORGANIZATION AND BUSINESS


Fresh Harvest Products, Inc. and Subsidiaries (“the Company”) is a New Jersey corporation that, as a result of a December 16, 2005 reverse merger, has entered into the proprietary development, sales and marketing organic and natural food and beverage products.  We are now the surviving corporation of this reverse merger operating under our name, Fresh Harvest Products, Inc. (the New Jersey corporation).


Effective November 01, 2007, the Company was no longer a development stage company.   


We sell our products to consumers at reasonable prices through local, regional and national supermarkets, retailers, distributors, brokers, wholesalers and an online web-store.


Our strategy is to focus on finding and developing and selling the best organic and natural food and beverage products in the world.  Part of this strategy is to have the “Wings of Nature™” name branded on all of our products, as well acquiring other natural and organic food brands.  


Wings of Nature, LLC, formed in August 2009, is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company.


The Company has limited capital resources and has experienced net losses and negative cash flows from operations since inception and expects these conditions to continue for the foreseeable future.  As of October 31, 2009, the Company had approximately zero cash available for operations.  Management believes that cash on hand as of October 31, 2009 is not sufficient to fund operations through October 31, 2010.  The Company will be required to raise additional funds to meet its short and long-term planned goals. There can be no assurance that such funds, if available at all, can be obtained on terms reasonable to the Company.   


The financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern, which contemplates the realization of assets and the liquidation of liabilities in the normal course of business. However, the Company has limited revenue and without realization of additional capital, it would be unlikely for the Company to continue as a going concern. Our auditors have expressed substantial doubt that the Company will continue as a going concern as of October 31, 2009.


NOTE  2.

 SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING PRACTICES


The Company’s consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. The policies below have been identified as the critical accounting policies we use which require us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and amounts of income and expenses during the reporting periods presented. We believe in the quality and reasonableness of our critical accounting policies; however, it is possible that materially different amounts would be reported under different conditions or using assumptions different from those that we have consistently applied. Our critical accounting policies are as follows, including our methodology for estimates made and assumptions used:


Restatement – Explanatory Note

These consolidated financial statements as of and for the years ended October 31, 2009 and 2008 include an adjustment of an increase of $140,461 to the accumulated deficit and the related common stock and additional paid in capital accounts as of November 1, 2007 for the effect of the restatement for the issuance of the 14,046,109 shares of common stock issued in February 2006.

This restatement does not affect the reported net loss for the years ended October 31, 2009 and 2008.



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FRESH HARVEST PRODUCTS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

October 31, 2009



Revenue Recognition and Sales Incentives

Sales are recognized when the earnings process is complete, which occurs when products are shipped in accordance with terms of agreements, title and risk of loss transfer to customers, collection is probable and pricing is fixed or determinable. Sales are reported net of sales incentives, which include trade discounts and promotions and certain coupon costs. Shipping and handling costs billed to customers are included in reported sales. Allowances for cash discounts are recorded in the period in which the related sale is recognized.


Valuation of Accounts and Charge-backs Receivable

The Company performs ongoing credit evaluations on existing and new customers daily. When it is determined that an amount included in accounts receivable is uncollectable it is written off as uncollectable. Credit losses have been within our expectations. The Company believes there are no credit exposures at this time.   There can be no assurance that the Company would have the same experience with the accounts receivables during different economic conditions, or with changes in business conditions, such as consolidation within the food industry and/or a change in the way the Company markets and sells products.


Inventory

As of October 31, 2009, the inventory is valued at the lower of actual cost or market, utilizing the first-in, first-out method.  The Company provides write-downs for finished goods expected to become non-saleable due to age and specifically identify and provide for slow moving products and packaging.


The inventory activity as of and for the years ended October 31, 2009 and 2008 are as follows:


 

 

2009

 

2008

 

 

 

 

 

 Inventory - beginning of year

 $

122,936

$

307,902

 Purchases

 

68,274

 

(974)

 Goods available for sale

 

191,210

 

306,928

 Cost  of goods sold

 

61,261

 

183,992

 Inventory - end of year

 

129,949

 

122,936

 Less: adjustment for obsolescence

 

(86,591)

 

-

 Inventory - end of year, net

 $

43,358

$

122,936

 

 

 

 

 


Property and Equipment

Property and equipment is carried at cost and depreciated or amortized on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful life. The Company believes the asset lives assigned to our property and equipment is within the ranges/guidelines generally used in food manufacturing and distribution businesses.  Depreciation is provided for on a straight-line basis over the useful life of the assets of five years. Ordinary repairs and maintenance are expensed as incurred.


Depreciation expense was $10,895 and $11,478 for the years ended October 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively.


Earnings per Share

The basic earnings (loss) per share is defined as the amount of earnings for the period available to each share of common stock outstanding during the reporting period.  The diluted earnings per shares is the amount of earnings for the period available to each share of common stock outstanding during the reporting period and to each share that would have been outstanding assuming the issuance of common shares for all dilutive potential common shares outstanding during the reporting period.  The weighted average number of common shares outstanding is the number of shares determined by (a) the portion of time within a reporting period that common shares have been outstanding to (b) the total time in that period.  In computing diluted EPS, equivalent common shares are considered for all dilutive potential common shares.




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FRESH HARVEST PRODUCTS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

October 31, 2009



The Company has not issued any options or warrants or similar securities since inception.  Potentially dilutive common shares of approximately 6,503,495 related to convertible loans were not included in the calculation for any periods presented as they are anti-dilutive.


Dividends

The Company has not yet adopted any policy regarding payment of dividends. No dividends have been paid during the period shown.


Income Taxes

The provision for income taxes is the total of the current taxes payable and the net of the change in the deferred income taxes. Provision is made for the deferred income taxes where differences exist between the period in which transactions affect current taxable income and the period in which they enter into the determination of net income in the financial statements.


Advertising

Advertising is expensed when incurred. Advertising for the year ended October 31, 2009 was $150 compared to $9,042 for the year ended October 31, 2008.


General and Administrative Expenses

General and administrative expenses include costs associated with developing the Company’s line of products, such as designs, packaging and selling, as well as other administrative expenses such as telephone, legal fees, and travel.


Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.


Share-based compensation

The Company accounts for common stock issued to employees, directors, and consultants in accordance with the provisions of Statement of Financial Standards (“SFAS”) No. 123R, Share Based Payments, which is a revision of SFAS No. 123. Under SFAS No. 123R, the compensation cost relating to share-based payment transactions will be recognized in the consolidated financial statements.  The cost associated with common stock issued to employees, directors and consultants will recognized over the on the date issued.  The cost will be measured based on the fair value of the equity instruments on the date issued. Awards granted to non-employee consultants will be subsequently re-measured to current fair value until performance is completed or a performance commitment exists.


Fin 48 - Accounting for Uncertain Tax Positions

The Company and or its subsidiaries file income tax returns in the US Federal jurisdiction and various state, and local jurisdictions. The Company is no longer subject to US Federal income tax examination by tax authorities for the years prior to October 31, 2006.  With respect to state and local with limited exception, the Company and or its subsidiaries are no longer subject to income tax audits prior October 31, 2006.  In the normal course of business, the Company is subject to examination by various taxing authorities. Although the outcome of tax audits is always uncertain,  the Company believes that adequate amounts of tax, interest and penalties have been provided for any adjustments that may result from these open tax years.


Based on Management’s review of the Company’s tax position, the Company and or subsidiaries had no significant unrecognized tax liabilities as of October 31, 2009 and 2008.




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FRESH HARVEST PRODUCTS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

October 31, 2009



NOTE 3.   

ADVANCES FROM RELATED PARTIES


This amount represents net advances made by related parties to the Company.  On February 11, 2008 the Company memorialized $692,028 of advances made from a related party through October 31, 2007 and gave such advances interest at 4% per annum and convertible at the Lenders discretion at $0.05 per share.  On February 14, 2008 $250,000 of these advances were converted into Restricted Common Shares.  The remaining $442,028 of advances are convertible into 8,840,560 Restricted Common Shares.  


As of October 31, 2009 and 2008, the outstanding balance on advances from related parties was $720,771 and $651,552, respectively.


NOTE 4.  LOANS PAYABLE


Loans payable consist of the following:


 

 

October 31, 2009

 

October 31, 2008

Convertible loans bearing interest at a rate of 10% and due at various dates between November

 

 

 

 

2006 and April 2007.  The notes are convertible into common shares at any time between the

 

 

 

 

date of issue of the notes and their due dates at a conversion rate of $0.50 per share

 

 

 

 

or a total of 200,000 shares.  The Company is currently negotiating extensions of these loans

$

90,000

$

90,000

 

 

 

 

 

Convertible loan bearing interest at a rate of 12% and due September 2008.  The loan is

 

 

 

 

convertible into common shares at any time at a conversion rate of $2.00 per share for a total

 

 

 

 

 of 50,000 shares.

 

64,300

 

100,000

 

 

 

 

 

Convertible loan bearing interest at a rate of 10% and due November 30, 2008.  The loan is

 

 

 

 

convertible into common shares at any time at a conversion rate of $0.85 per share, for a total

 

 

 

 

of 58,823 shares.

 

50,000

 

50,000

 

 

 

 

 

Convertible loan bearing interest at a rate of 10% and due December 23, 2008.  The loan is

 

 

 

 

convertible into common shares at any time at a conversion rate of $0.95 per share, for a total

 

 

 

 

of 18,948 shares.

 

18,000

 

18,000

 

 

 

 

 

Convertible note bearing interest at a rate of 10% and due February 2009.  The note is

 

 

 

 

convertible into common shares at any time at the option of the lender or the Company

 

 

 

 

at a $0.50 per share or a 35% discount of the market price of the Company’s common shares.

 

15,000

 

15,000

 

 

 

 

 

Convertible note bearing interest at a rate of 12% and due February 2009.  The note is

 

 

 

 

convertible into common shares at any time at the option of the lender or the Company

 

 

 

 

at a $0.50 per share or a 35% discount of the market price of the Company’s common shares.

 

30,000

 

30,000

 

 

 

 

 

Convertible notes bearing interest at a rate of 10% and due April 2009.  The note is

 

 

 

 

convertible into common shares at any time at the option of the lender or the Company

 

 

 

 

at $0.45 per share or a 35% discount of the market price of the Company’s common shares.

 

35,000

 

35,000

 

 

 

 

 

Convertible notes bearing interest at a rate of 10% and due June 2009.  The note is

 

 

 

 

convertible into common shares at any time at the option of the lender or the

 

 

 

 

Company at $0.50 per share or a 25% discount of the market price of the Company’s

 

 

 

 

common shares.

 

15,000

 

15,000

 

 

 

 

 

Non-Convertible Short Term Loan bearing an interest rate of 12% due January 2009.   

 

19,636

 

63,000

 

 

 

 

 

Convertible note bearing interest at a rate of 12% due August 2012.

 

45,000

 

-

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

381,936

 

416,000

Less: long - term portion

 

-

 

-

Total notes payable, current

$

381,936

$

416,000


The conversion of debt to equity through the issuance of common shares is intended to be treated as a decrease in either current or long term liabilities in the amount of the loan plus accrued interest, and an increase in Common Stock and Additional Paid in Capital..




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FRESH HARVEST PRODUCTS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

October 31, 2009



The CEO of the Company has personally guaranteed $124,636 of the notes as of October 31, 2009, and $123,000 of the notes as of October 31, 2008.


NOTE 5.  

STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY


As of October 31, 2009 and 2008, the Company authorized 200,000,000 shares of Common Stock at par value of $0.0001 per share.


As of October 31, 2009 and 2008, there were 82,137,182 and 43,987,125 shares of common stock outstanding.


Stock-Based Compensation


The Company accounts for common stock issued to employees, directors, and consultants in accordance with the provisions of Statement of Financial Standards (“SFAS”) No. 123R, Share Based Payments, which is a revision of SFAS No. 123. Under SFAS No. 123R, the compensation cost relating to share-based payment transactions will be recognized in the consolidated financial statements.  The cost associated with common stock issued to employees, directors and consultants will be recognized on the date issued.  The cost will be measured based on the fair value of the equity instruments on the date issued. Awards granted to non-employee consultants will be subsequently re-measured to current fair value until performance is completed or a performance commitment exists.


Stock issuances for the years ended October 31, 2009 and 2008 are as follows:


·

In July 2009 the Company issued 2,554,839 shares of its common stock for services rendered to the Company.  These shares were issued under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933. These shares were valued by the Company at $25,548.


·

In June 2009 the Company issued 12,791,710 shares of its common stock for services rendered to the Company.  These shares were issued under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933. These shares were valued by the Company at $127,917.


·

In May 2009 the Company issued 6,845,161 shares of its common stock for services rendered to the Company.  These shares were issued under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933. These shares were valued by the Company at $53,902.


·

In April 2009 the Company issued 10,908,347 shares of its common stock for services rendered to the Company.  These shares were issued under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933. These shares were valued by the Company at $109,083.


·

In March 2009 the Company issued 4,800,000 shares of its common stock for services rendered to the Company.  These shares were issued under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933. These shares were valued by the Company at $48,000.


·

In November 2008 the Company issued 250,000 shares of its common stock for services rendered to the Company.  These shares were issued under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933. These shares were valued by the Company at $5,000.


·

In August 2008 the Company issued 265,000 shares of its common stock for investors in the Company. These shares were issued under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933. These shares were valued by the Company at $19,500.


·

In June 2008 the Company issued 550,000 shares of its common stock for services rendered to the Company.  These shares were issued under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933. These shares were valued by the Company at $22,000.




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FRESH HARVEST PRODUCTS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

October 31, 2009



·

In May 2008 the Company issued 3,800,000 shares of its common stock for investors in the Company.  300,000 of these shares were issued pursuant to an exemption from registration provided under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933 and 3,500,000 of these shares were issued under a registration statement on Form S-8. The total value of these 3,800,000 shares, as determined by the Company, was $152,000.


·

In February 2008 the Company issued 18,963,887 shares of its common stock for creditors that converted their loans to equity in the Company.  These shares were issued under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933. These shares were valued by the Company at $759,258.


·

In November 2007 the Company issued 2,553,832 shares of its common stock for investors in the Company. These shares were issued under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933. These shares were valued by the Company at $255,128.


NOTE 6.  

RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS


The Chief Executive Officer of the Company may be involved in other business activities.  This person may face a conflict in selecting between the Company and their other business interests. The Company has not formulated a policy for the resolution of such conflicts.


NOTE 7.

UNPAID PAYROLL TAXES


As of October 31, 2009, the Company owed the Internal Revenue Service and New York State payroll related taxes in the amount of $137,711 plus applicable interest and penalties.  The Internal Revenue Service has placed a Federal Tax Lien on the assets of the Company.  The Company is currently negotiating a payment plan with both tax authorities. See Note no. 8; Fin 48 - Accounting for Uncertain Tax Positions

NOTE 8.  

PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES


The Company provides for income taxes by the use of an asset and liability approach in accounting for income taxes. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recorded based on the differences between the financial statement and tax bases of assets and liabilities and the tax rates in effect when these differences are expected to reverse.  This also requires the reduction of deferred tax assets by a valuation allowance if, based on the weight of available evidence, it is more likely than not that some or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized.  


The Company has approximately $2,440,000 in gross deferred tax assets at October 31, 2009, resulting from net operating loss carry forwards.  A valuation allowance has been recorded to fully offset these deferred tax assets because the future realization of the related income tax benefits is uncertain. Accordingly, the net provision for income taxes is zero as of June 30, 2009.  As of October 31, 2009, the Company has federal net operating loss carry forwards of approximately $4,000,000 available to offset future taxable income through 2029 subject to the filing of the Company’s United States Federal Income Tax Returns.


As of October 31 2009, the difference between the tax provision at the statutory federal income tax rate and the tax provision attributable to loss before income taxes is as follows (in percentages):


Statutory federal income tax rate

 

 

-34

%

State taxes - net of federal benefits

 

 

-5

%

Valuation allowance

 

 

39

%

Income tax rate – net

 

 

0

%


Fin 48 - Accounting for Uncertain Tax Positions

The Company and its subsidiaries file income tax returns in the US Federal jurisdiction and various state, and local jurisdictions. The Company is no longer subject to US Federal income tax examination by tax authorities for the years



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FRESH HARVEST PRODUCTS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

October 31, 2009



prior to October 31, 2006.  With respect to state and local with limited exception, the Company and or its subsidiaries are no longer subject to income tax audits prior to October 31, 2006.  In the normal course of business, the Company is subject to examination by various taxing authorities. Although the outcome of tax audits is always uncertain, the Company believes that adequate amounts of tax, interest and penalties have been provided for any adjustments that may result from these open tax years.


Based on Management’s review of the Company’s tax position, the Company and subsidiaries had no significant unrecognized tax liabilities as of October 31, 2009 and 2008.


NOTE 9.  

REVENUE AND EXPENSES


As of October 31, 2009 and 2008, the accounts receivable were $8,759 and $44,170.


NOTE 10.  

OPERATING LEASES AND OTHER COMMITMENTS:


AS of October 31, 2009 and 2008, the Company had no lease obligations.  


NOTE  11.  

THE EFFECT OF RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING STANDARDS


Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements


In June 2009, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued SFAS No. 168, “The FASB Accounting Standards Codification and the Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles – a replacement of FASB Statement No. 162,” (“SFAS 168”).  SFAS 168 establishes the FASB Accounting Standards Codification (“Codification”) as the source of authoritative generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) for nongovernmental entities.  The Codification does not change GAAP. Instead, it takes the thousands of individual pronouncements that currently comprise GAAP and reorganizes them into approximately ninety accounting topics, and displays all topics using a consistent structure.  Contents in each topic are further organized first by subtopic, then section and finally paragraph. The paragraph level is the only level that contains substantive content. Citing particular content in the Codification involves specifying the unique numeric path to the content through the topic, subtopic, section and paragraph structure. FASB suggests that all citations begin with “FASB ASC,” where ASC stands for Accounting Standards Codification. Changes to the ASC subsequent to June 30, 2009 are referred to as Accounting Standards Updates (“ASU”).


In conjunction with the issuance of SFAS 168, the FASB also issued its first Accounting Standards Update No. 2009-1, “Topic 105 –Generally Accepted Accounting Principles” (“ASU 2009-1”) which includes SFAS 168 in its entirety as a transition to the ASC.  


ASU 2009-1 is effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009 and will not have an impact on the Company’s financial position or results of operations but will change the referencing system for accounting standards.  


As of October 31, 2009, all citations to the various SFAS’ have been eliminated and will be replaced with FASB ASC as suggested by the FASB in future interim and annual financial statements except for the references to FAS no. 123R; stock-based compensation.

 

The Company does not expect any of the recently issued accounting pronouncements to have a material impact on its financial condition or results of operations.


NOTE 12.    

LIQUIDITY, CAPITAL RESOURCES AND GOING CONCERN


The accompanying annual financial statements have been prepared on a going-concern basis, which contemplates the continuation of operations, realization of assets and liquidation of liabilities in the ordinary course of business.



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FRESH HARVEST PRODUCTS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

October 31, 2009




As reflected in the accompanying annual financial statements, the Company experienced a net loss of $756,425 for the year ended October 31, 2009 and a net loss of $1,362,969 for the year ended October 31, 2008, along with an accumulated deficit of $4,590,197 as of October 31, 2009.


Management believes that additional capital will be required to fund operations through the year ended October 31, 2009 and beyond, as it attempts to generate increasing revenue, and develops new products. Management intends to raise capital through additional equity offerings. There can be no assurance that the Company will be successful in obtaining financing at the level needed or on terms acceptable to the Company. These conditions raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The accompanying annual financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.


The Company’s operations are subject to certain additional risks and uncertainties including, among others, dependence on outside suppliers and manufacturers, competition, dependence on its exclusive license and relationship with the licensor, uncertainties regarding patents and proprietary rights, dependence on key personnel, and other business risks. In addition, there is no assurance, assuming the Company is successful in raising additional capital that the Company will be successful in achieving profitability or positive cash flow.

 

NOTE 13.    

SUBSEQUENT EVENTS


As of February 16, 2010, the date the annual consolidated financial statements were available to be published, there are no subsequent events that are required to be recorded or disclosed in the accompanying financial statements as of and for the year ended October 31, 2009.




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ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE

 

(I)

RESIGNATION OF MOORE & ASSOCIATES, CHARTERED – APPOINTMENT OF SEALE AND BEERS, CPAs


(a) Resignation of independent registered public accounting firm

 

In connection with the reorganization at Moore & Associates, Chartered (“Moore”), certain of its audit partners resigned and others formed a new accounting firm called Seale and Beers, CPAs (“Seale”). As a result, Moore resigned as the independent auditors of the Company on August 3, 2009. Moore had been the Company’s auditor since February 21, 2006. The Board of Directors approved the resignation of Moore. The Company did not and does not have an audit committee.  

 

Moore’s audit report on the Company’s financial statements for each of the three fiscal years ending October 31, 2006, 2007 and 2008, did not contain an adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion, and was not qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope or accounting principles, except that the Moore’s report on the Company’s financial statements for each of the past two fiscal years ending October 31, 2007 and 2008 included an explanatory paragraph describing the uncertainty as to the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.

 

During the fiscal years ended October 31, 2006, 2007 and 2008 and through August 3, 2009, (a) there were no disagreements between the Company and Moore on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedure, which disagreements, if not resolved to the satisfaction of Moore, would have caused Moore to make reference to the subject matter of the disagreement in connection with its reports on the financial statements for such years; and (b) no reportable events as set forth in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K have occurred.

 

(b) Engagement of new independent registered public accounting firm

 

On August 3, 2009, the Company’s Board of Directors appointed Seale as the Company’s new independent auditors.

 

During the fiscal years ended October 31, 2006, 2007 and 2008 and through August 3, 2009, neither the Company nor anyone acting on its behalf consulted with Seale regarding any of the matters or events set forth in Item 304(a)(2)(i) and (ii) of Regulation S-K.

 

The above information was reported by the Company in a Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 13, 2009 (the “August 8-K”) and in an amendment to said current report filed September 14, 2009 (the “September Amended 8-K”).  The Company provided Moore with a copy of the disclosures it made in the August 8-K in response to Item 304(a) of Regulation S-K in said report prior to its filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and requested that Moore furnish it with a letter addressed to the SEC stating whether the Moore agrees with the disclosures, and if not, stating the respects in which it does not agree. A copy of such letter, dated August 3, 2009, was filed as Exhibit 16.1 to the August 8-K.  However, although requested, we have not received nor do we expect an updated Exhibit 16.1 Letter from Moore stating that the firm agrees with the statements made in the September Amended 8-K.


(II)

DISMISSAL OF SEALE AND BEERS, CPAs – APPOINTMENT OF CONNER & ASSOCIATES, PC 

 

On September 30, 2009, the Company’s Board of Directors made an action to dismiss its auditor, Seale and Beers, CPAs (“Seale”) who had only recently been retained on August 3, 2009. Accordingly, Seale had not been engaged long enough to audit any of the Company’s annual financial statements. The Board of Directors decided and made an action to retain Conner & Associates, PC ("Conner") as its independent auditor. Seale’s dismissal was effective September 30, 2009. The Board dismissed Seale and engaged Conner because of Conner’s proximity to its headquarters. Company did not and does not have an audit committee.

 

During the term of Seale’s engagement (from August 3, 2009 through its dismissal on September 30, 2009), there were no disagreements with the Seale on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or



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auditing scope or procedure, which disagreement(s), if not resolved to the satisfaction of the former auditor, would have caused it to make reference to the subject matter of the disagreement(s) in connection with its reports.

 

The engagement date for Conner, the new auditor, was September 30, 2009. Neither the Company (nor anyone on its behalf) consulted the new auditor regarding the application of accounting principles to a specific completed or contemplated transaction, or the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on the Company’s financial statements. Neither written nor oral advice was provided that was an important factor considered by the Company in reaching a decision as to the accounting, auditing or financial reporting issues.

 

The above information regarding the dismissal of Seale and the appointment of Conner was reported by the Company in a Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 8, 2009 (the “October 8-K”).  The Company provided Seale with a copy of the disclosures it made in the October 8-K in response to Item 304(a) of Regulation S-K in said report prior to its filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and requested that Seale furnish it with a letter addressed to the SEC stating whether the Seale agrees with the disclosures, and if not, stating the respects in which it does not agree. A copy of such letter, dated October 1, 2009, was filed as Exhibit 16.1 to the October 8-K


On August 27, 2009 the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (“PCAOB”) revoked the registration of Moore & Associates, Chartered because of violations of PCAOB rules and auditing standards in auditing financial statements, PCAOB rules and quality control standards, and Section 10 (b) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and Rule 10b-5 thereunder, and noncooperation with a PCAOB investigation.  A copy of the order has been made available to the public at the following website address: http://www.pcaobus.org/Enforcement/Disciplinary_Proceedings/ 2009/08-27_Moore.pdf.


Subsequent to the dismissal of Moore & Associates and Seale and Beers, CPAs, our Company engaged Conner to perform a complete re-audit of our October 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006 year-end financial statements, and further retained Conner as the Company’s independent auditor going forward.


ITEM 9AT. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES


Disclosure Controls and Procedures


Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our President, Principal Executive Officer, Principal Financial Officer, Chief Executive Officer and Director, Michael Jordan Friedman, we evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Exchange Act as of a date (the "Evaluation Date") within ninety (90) days prior to the filing of our October 31, 2009 Form 10-K.


Based upon that evaluation, our Management has concluded that, as of October 31, 2009, our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective in timely alerting management to the material information relating to us (or our consolidated subsidiaries) required to be included in our periodic filings with the SEC.


Internal Control over Financial Reporting


(a) Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting


Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting, as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act. Our internal control over financial reporting is designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.

 

A material weakness is a deficiency, or combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the registrant’s annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis.

 



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Our management, with the participation of its CEO and President, assessed the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of October 31, 2009. In making this assessment, we used the criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of The Treadway Commission (COSO) in Internal Control-Integrated Framework.  Based on that assessment under such criteria, management concluded that our internal controls over financial reporting were not effective as of October 31, 2009 due to control deficiencies that constituted material weaknesses.

  

Management in assessing its internal controls and procedures for fiscal 2009 identified a lack of sufficient segregation of duties, particularly in cash disbursements. Specifically, this material weakness is such that the design of controls over the area of cash disbursements relies primarily on detective controls and could be strengthened by adding preventative controls to properly safeguard company assets.

 

Management has also identified a lack of sufficient personnel in the accounting function due to the limited resources of the Company with appropriate skills, training and experience to perform the review processes to ensure the complete and proper application of generally accepted accounting principles, particularly as it relates to taxes. Specifically, this material weakness led to segregation of duties issues and resulted in audit adjustments to the annual consolidated financial statements and revisions to related disclosures, including tax reporting.

  

We are in the process of developing and implementing remediation plans to address our material weaknesses.


Management has identified specific remedial actions to address the material weaknesses described above:

 

 

·

Improve the effectiveness of the accounting group by continuing to augment our existing resources with additional consultants or employees to improve segregation procedures and to assist in the analysis and recording of complex accounting transactions and preparation of tax disclosures. We plan to mitigate the segregation of duties issues by hiring additional personnel in the accounting department once we have achieved positive cash flow from operations, and/or have raised significant additional working capital.

 

·

Improve segregation procedures by strengthening cross approval of various functions including cash disbursements and quarterly internal audit procedures where appropriate.


Due to its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate. All internal control systems, no matter how well designed, have inherent limitations. Therefore, even those systems determined to be effective can provide only reasonable assurance with respect to financial statement preparation and presentation.


Changes in Controls and Procedures


There were no significant changes made in our internal controls over financial reporting during the year ended October 31, 2009 that have materially affected or are reasonably likely to materially affect these controls. Thus, no corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies or material weaknesses were necessary.


Attestation Report of the Registered Public Accounting Firm


This annual report does not include an attestation report of our independent registered public accounting firm regarding internal control over financial reporting. We were not required to have, nor have we, engaged our independent registered public accounting firm to perform an audit of internal control over financial reporting pursuant to the rules of the Commission that permit us to provide only management’s report in this annual report.




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ITEM 9B. OTHER INFORMATION


N/A


PART III


ITEM 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE


(A)  All of our current executive officers and directors were appointed in connection with the acquisition of Fresh Harvest Products, Inc. which was incorporated in the State of New York. Our current directors will serve until his or her successor is qualified and elected. Thereafter, directors who are elected by the stockholders are elected to a term of one year and serve until his or her successor is elected and qualified. Any officer that is appointed by our directors is appointed for a term of one year and serves until his or her successor is duly appointed and qualified, or until removed from office. Our board of directors has no nominating, auditing or compensation committees as of this date.


In addition to our executive officers and directors, we have a number of administrative (non-executive) officers as members to our Board of Advisors whose backgrounds are listed below.


The names, addresses, ages and positions of our executive officers and directors are set forth below:


NAME AND ADDRESS

AGE

POSITIONS

Michael Jordan Friedman

32

President, CEO, CFO and Chairman of the Board

280 Madison Avenue,  Ste 1005

New York, New York 10016

 

 

 

 

 

Dominick M. Cingari*

35

Director*

280 Madison Avenue,  Ste 1005

New York, New York 10016

 

 

 

 

 

Richard J. Verdiramo

45

Director

3163 Kennedy Boulevard

Jersey City New Jersey 0730

 

 

 

 

 

Jay Odintz

49

Director    

280 Madison Avenue,  Ste 1005

New York, New York 10016

 

 


*On January 2, 2009 Mr. Dominick Cingari resigned from his position as Chief Operating Officer of the Company and remains as a Board of Director Member.


Backgrounds of our executive officers and directors


Michael Jordan Friedman, L.L.M., J.D.  President, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Chairman of the Board.


2003 – Present – President, CEO, CFO and Chairman - Fresh Harvest Products, Inc.

2003 – Present – Board of Director Member, Talk Entertainment, Inc.

2001 – 2004 – Partner, The Willis Group, Inc. – New York, NY

2003 - 2005 – Master of Law in Taxation, New York Law School

2000 – 2003 – New York Law School, Juris Doctor




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Dominick M. Cingari – Director.

2005 – Present – Board of Director Member, Fresh Harvest Products, Inc.

2005 – 2009 – Chief Operating Officer, Fresh Harvest Products, Inc.

2001 – 2005 – Briarwood Broker Group – Self-employed

2000 – 2005 – Sales, Poland’ Best Products, Inc. Stamford, CT

1996 – 2000 – St Joseph’s University, Pennsylvania


Richard J. Verdiramo – Director.


2005 – Present – Board of Director Member, Fresh Harvest Products, Inc.

2002 – Present – Vice President and Director Best Health, Inc.

2005 – 2006 – Director, General Metals Corporation (OTC BB: GNMC)

2005 – 2005 – President and Director, RECOV Energy, Corp.

1999 – 2005 – President, Interactive Multimedia Network, Inc. (OTCBB: IMNI)


Jay Odintz, C.P.A. – Director.  


2003 – Present – Board of Director Member, Fresh Harvest Products, Inc.

1986 – Present – Certified Financial Planner

1983 – Present – Certified Public Accountant


(B)  OTHER OFFICERS AND SIGNIFICANT EMPLOYEES


We have no other executive officers or significant employees.

  

(C)  FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS


The Mother of our President is a Major Shareholder and the largest creditor of the Company.  The father of our President is a large Shareholder and a creditor of the Company.  


(D)  INVOLVEMENT IN CERTAIN LEGAL PROCEEDINGS


As of October 31, 2009 and through the date of this filing, to the knowledge of the Company, none of its officers or directors has been personally involved in any bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings within the last five years. Similarly, to the knowledge of the Company, none of the directors or officers, within the last five years, have been convicted in any criminal proceedings (excluding traffic violations and other minor offenses) or are the subject of a criminal proceeding which is presently pending, nor have such persons been the subject of any order, judgment, or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction, permanently or temporarily enjoining them from acting as an investment advisor, underwriter, broker or dealer in securities, or as an affiliated person, director or insurance company, or from engaging in or continuing in any conduct or practice in connection with any such activity or in connection with the purchase or sale of any security, nor were any of such persons the subject of a federal or state authority barring or suspending, for more than 60 days, the right of such person to be engaged in any such activity, which order has not been reversed or suspended.


(E)  AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT


The Company does not have an audit committee financial expert.


(F)  COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 16(A) OF THE EXCHANGE ACT


Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act requires the Company’s directors, executive officers, and persons who beneficially own more than ten percent of a registered class of the Company’s equity securities to file with the SEC initial reports of ownership and reports of changes in ownership of common stock and other equity securities of the Company for the period covered by the Report. Specifically, for the year ending October 31, 2009, our officers, directors, and greater than ten percent beneficial shareholders were required by SEC regulations to furnish us with copies of all Section 16(a) forms they file. To the best of the Company’s knowledge based solely on a review of Forms 3, 4, and 5 (and any amendments



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thereof) received by the Company, for the year ending October 31, 2009, each of the Company’s directors, executive officers, and persons who beneficially own more than ten percent of a registered class of the Company’s equity securities as made the required filings, except as follows:   Michael Jordan Friedman (Officer, Director) has not filed a Form 4 related to transactions on April 1, 2009 ; Dominick Cingari (Director) has not filed Form 4 late related to April 1, 2009 transactions; Jay Odintz (Director) has not filed Form 4 related to April 1 2009 transaction, Richard Verdiramo (Director) has not filed a Form 4 related to transactions on April 1, 2009; and Illuminate, Inc. (a greater than ten percent beneficial shareholder) has not filed its Form 4 related to any transactions .  In addition, Directors Jay Odintz and Richard Verdiramo each have failed to file the required Form 3. Each director has been advised to address this oversight.


(G)  CODE OF ETHICS


We have adopted a code of ethics that applies to all of our executive officers and employees.  We posted our code of ethics on our website at www.freshharvestproducts.com/CODEOFETHICS.pdf.  We will undertake to provide any person with a copy of our Code of Ethics free of charge upon written request. We believe that our code of ethics is reasonably designed to deter wrongdoing and promote honest and ethical conduct; provide full, fair, accurate, timely and understandable disclosure in public reports; comply with applicable laws; ensure prompt internal reporting of code violations; and provide accountability for adherence to the code. However, since we currently have only two officers and four directors, it will be difficult to have an independent person act as a code of ethics compliance officer to oversee compliance with the Code of Ethics. As a result, our management may have an inherent conflict of interest in enforcing our Code of Ethics.


Corporate Governance and Public Information


The Company has adopted common corporate governance practices and intends to fully adhere to the mandates of Sarbanes-Oxley regarding its responsibilities as a public company. Our Board of Directors currently consists of four directors, we do not yet have Audit, Executive Compensation and/or Nominating and Corporate Governance committees. Our Board currently approves all services to be provided by the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm and its affiliates


(H) INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS


Although we are not required to have any independent directors, we consider three of our four directors to be independent.


(I) CONFLICTS OF INTEREST


Our executive and administrative officer, including our Chief Executive Officer/Chief Financial Officer, Michael Jordan Friedman, reserves the right to devote time to other business endeavors.  


Regarding a possible conflict of interest we may have complying with our Code of Ethics, see the “Code of Ethics”, above.


ITEM 11.

EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

 

There are currently no plans to compensate our officers and directors until we commence operations and become profitable. We do, however, reimburse our officers and directors for any out-of-pocket expenses incurred on our behalf. We have an employment agreement with our CEO, but we do not have key-man life insurance. We have not issued any stock options or other bonuses to our sole officer and director since inception. As a result, the compensation tables required to be included herein have been omitted.

 

The following summary compensation tables set forth information concerning the annual and long-term compensation for services in all capacities to the Company for the years ended October 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007, of the person who was, at October 31, 2009 (i) the president, chief executive officer and chief financial officer (Michael J. Friedman):   



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SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE

Name and  Principal

Position (a)

Year

(b)

Salary

($) (c)

Bonus

($) (d)

Stock

Awards

($) (e)

Option

Awards

Vested

($) (f)

Non-Equity

Incentive

Plan

Compensation

($) (g)

Nonqualified

Deferred

Compensation

Earnings

($) (h)

All Other

Compensation

 ($) (i)

Total

($) (j)

Michael J. Friedman

President, CFO  and

CEO

2009

 

 

9,000

(1)

 

 

 

 

9,000

 

2008

20,900  

-

55,000

(4)

-

-

-

5,730

(3)

81,630

 

2007

6,800

-

-

-

-

-

5,730

(3)

12,530

Dominick Cingari,

COO*

2009

 

 

7,500

(2)

 

 

 

 

7,500

 

2008

132,000

-

30,000

(5)

-

-

-

9,437

 (3)

171,437

 

2007

132,000

-

5,0000

-

-

-

5,730

(3)

142,730

(1)    900,000 shares issued as additional compensation to this officer

(2)     750,000 shares issued as additional compensation to this officer

(3)    Medical insurance payments made on behalf of these employees.

(4)    550,000 shares of our issued as additional compensation to this officer.

(5)     300,000 shares of our issued as additional compensation to this officer.

        *On January 2, 2009 Dominick Cingari Resigned as Chief Operating Officer of the Company, and will remain as a Board of Director Member.


Stock Option and Equity Compensation Plans


As of October 31, 2009, the Company does not have any stock option or equity plans currently in place.


Employees and Employment Agreements


As of October 31, 2009, we have no employees except for our current executive officer and one administrative officer. As needed, we intend to hire third party independent contractors to provide services to us including such functions as: marketing, advertising and sales.


Our executive officer, Michael Jordan Friedman (President and Chief Financial Officer) has entered into employment agreement as summarized below. The employment of our sales administrative (non-executive officers) is currently not covered by written employment agreements.


Mr. Friedman’s employment as our president is governed by a November 1, 2005, five year employment agreement that provides for a monthly salary of $10,000 along with certain equity incentives. The monthly salary is to increase to $12,000 upon the completion of adequate financing to allow the payment of such compensation. Currently, Mr. Friedman is not being paid under this agreement and will not be paid until and only if we have sufficient working capital to permit payment of his salary. At this time, we believe that Mr. Friedman will waive some of his salary payments that have not been paid. However, we cannot be certain that that will be the case.  If and when we have the financial resources to do so, Mr. Friedman shall also receive fringe benefits in like kind and quality as our other executives. To date, we have not instituted any benefit plan among our employees.  


Currently, there is no health insurance for the executive officers.  We do not have pension, annuity, stock options, profit sharing or similar benefit plans; however, we intend to adopt plans in the future. There are presently no personal benefits available to any employees.


Retirement, Resignation or Termination Plans


We sponsor no plan, whether written or verbal, that would provide compensation or benefits of any type to an executive upon retirement, or any plan that would provide payment for retirement, resignation, or termination as a result of a change in control of our Company or as a result of a change in the responsibilities of an executive following a change in control of our Company.



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Directors’ Compensation


Currently, we compensate our Directors for their services as directors by the issuance of restricted common stock.  We will however, reimburse our Directors for reasonable expenses they may incur in attending or participating in board meetings. To date, we have not made such reimbursements.  For the year ending October 31, 2009, the Company issued zero (0) restricted common shares to each Board Member in their capacity as Directors.


Indemnification of Directors and Officers


Currently, our certificate of incorporation and by-laws do not provide that for indemnification our directors, officers, employees and other agents. However,  our board of directors can amend the by-laws, and since they own a majority of our shares outstanding, they can cause our certificate of incorporation to be amended so that we can indemnify  our directors, officers, employees and other agents to the fullest extent  permitted by New Jersey law;  provided,  that such indemnified persons  acted in good faith and in a manner  reasonably  believed  to be in our best interest,  and, with respect to any criminal proceeding,  had no reasonable cause to believe such conduct was unlawful. We do not currently maintain liability insurance for our officers and directors. However, we may obtain such insurance in the future.


Similarly, our certificate of incorporation does not provide for exculpability for our officers and directors from personal liability for claims of breach of duty made by our company or our shareholders. However, present board of directors because of their majority ownership of our shares, can amend our  certificate of incorporation to provide that our officers and  directors will not be personally  liable to us or our  shareholders for damages for breach of any duty owed to us or our shareholders,  except for liabilities arising from any breach of duty based  upon an act or  omission  (i) in breach of the duty of loyalty to us, (ii) not in good faith or involving a knowing violation of law or (iii)  resulting in receipt by such director or officer of an improper  personal benefit.


Section 14A:3-5(2) of the New Jersey Business Corporation Act (the Act) empowers a corporation to indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative, arbitrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the corporation) by reason of the fact that he is or was a corporate agent (i.e., a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation or a director, officer, trustee, employee or agent of another related corporation or enterprise), against reasonable costs (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines, penalties and amounts paid in settlement incurred by such person in connection with such action, suit or proceeding, if such person acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal proceedings, had no reasonable cause to believe that the conduct was unlawful.

 

Section 14A:3-5(3) of the Act empowers a corporation to indemnify a corporate agent against reasonable costs (including attorneys’ fees) incurred by him or her in connection with any proceeding by or in the right of the corporation to procure a judgment in its favor which involves the corporate agent by reason of the fact that he or she is or was a corporate agent, if he or she acted in good faith and in a manner reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation. However, no indemnification may be made in respect to any claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the corporation, unless and only to the extent that the Superior Court of New Jersey or the court in which such action or suit was brought shall determine that despite the adjudication of liability, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses which the court shall deem proper.

 

Section 14A:3-5(4) of the Act provides that to the extent that a corporate agent has been successful in the defense of any action, suit or proceeding referred to above or in the defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, he or she shall be indemnified against expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred by him or her in connection therewith. Section 14A:3-5(8) provides that the indemnification provided for by Section 14A:3-5 shall not be deemed exclusive of any rights to which the indemnified party may be entitled, with certain exceptions. Section 14A:3-5(9) empowers a corporation to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of a director or officer of the corporation against any liability asserted against him or expenses incurred by him or her in any such capacity or arising out of his or her status as such whether or not the corporation would have the power to indemnify him or her against such liabilities and expenses under Section 14A:3-5.




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Section 14A:2-7 of the Act provides that a New Jersey corporation's certificate of incorporation may provide that a director or officer shall not be personally liable, or shall be liable only to the extent therein provided, to the  corporation or its shareholders for  damages for breach of any duty owed to the corporation or its shareholders, except that such provision shall not relieve a director or officer from liability for any breach of duty based upon an act or omission (a) in breach of such person's duty of loyalty to the corporation or its shareholders, (b)    not in good faith or involving a knowing violation of law or (c) resulting in receipt by such person of an improper personal benefit. As used in this subsection, an act or omission in breach of a person's duty of loyalty means an act or omission which that person knows or believes to be contrary to the best interests of the corporation or its shareholders in connection with a  matter in which he has a material conflict of interest."     


Regarding indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, that may be permitted to directors or officers under New Jersey, we have been informed that, in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission, indemnification is against public policy, as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and is, therefore, unenforceable.


Indebtedness to Management


As of October 31, 2009, the chief executive officer of the Company is owed $36,000.


As of October 31, 2009, the chief executive officer of the Company personally guaranteed $124,636 of the outstanding notes payable.


ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS  


The following table sets forth, as of the February 9, 2010, the total number of shares of common stock owned beneficially by directors and executive officers, individually, and as a group, and the present owners of 5% or more of our total outstanding shares. The stockholders listed below have direct ownership of his or her shares and possesses sole voting and dispositive power with respect to the shares. Unless otherwise indicated, the address for each shareholder below is that of the Company, i.e. 280 Madison Avenue, Suite 1005, New York, NY 10016.



Title of Class

Name and address

of beneficial Owner

Number of shares

beneficially owned (1)

Percent of

class (2)


Shares of common stock


Michael Jordan Friedman (3)


6,620,307


4.88%

 

 

 

 

Shares of common stock

Dominick Cingari (3) (7)

3,350,000

2.47%

 

 

 

 

Shares of common stock

Jay Odintz (4)

1,100,000

0.81%

 

 

 

 

Shares of common stock

Richard J. Verdiramo (4) (5)

300,000

0.22%

 

3163 Kennedy Boulevard

 

 

 

Jersey City New Jersey 07301

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares of common stock

Marcia Roberts (6)(8)

7,450,000

5.49%

 

 

 

 

Shares of common stock

Illuminate, Inc. (5)

6,105,722

4.504%

 

3163 Kennedy Boulevard

 

 

 

Jersey City New Jersey 07301

 

 

 

All officers and directors as a group

 24,926,029

 12.87%


(1)

The listed beneficial owner has no right to acquire any shares within 60 days of the date of this Report from options, warrants, rights, conversion privileges or similar obligations.



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(2)

Based on 135,782,396 shares of common stock issued and outstanding as of January 31, 2010. This does not include the approximate 6,503,495 shares of common stock into which our issued and outstanding convertible promissory notes that we have issued can be converted. We cannot be assured any of these notes will be converted into common stock.

(3)

Director only.

(4)

Director only.

(5)

Richard Verdiramo is the son of the principal shareholder of Illuminate, Inc., who is one of our principal shareholders. Richard Verdiramo denies any beneficial, dispositive, voting or equitable interest in the shares owned by Illuminate, Inc., Public Entity Acquisition Corp, and all other entities that Illuminate, Inc. has distributed shares to.

(6)

 Marcia Roberts is the mother of our president and chairman of the board, Michael Jordan Friedman. She is also the wife of Arthur Friedman.  Each of these parties deny beneficial, dispositive, voting or equitable interest in each others’ stock.

(7)

These shares do not include 1,186,449 shares held by members of his family including 540,023 held by his father Salvatore J. Cingari, a member of our advisory board. Dominick Cingari denies any beneficial, dispositive, voting or equitable interest in the shares owned by his family members.

(8)

This includes $442,028 of promissory notes which can be converted into 8,840,560 shares of common stock which can be issued upon conversion.  The percentage herein is calculated on an as converted basis.


Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance

 

Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 requires our directors and executive officers, and persons who own more than ten percent of our common stock, to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission initial reports of ownership and reports of changes of ownership of our common stock. Officers, directors and greater than ten percent stockholders are required by SEC regulation to furnish us with copies of all Section 16(a) forms they file. To the best of our knowledge, all Section 16(a) filing requirements applicable to our officers, directors and greater than ten percent beneficial owners were complied with. In making these disclosures, we have relied solely on a review of the copies of such reports furnished to us and written representations by our directors, executive officers and greater than ten percent stockholders.

 

ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE


Described below are transactions, since the beginning of our last fiscal year, or any currently proposed transaction, in which we were or are to be a participant and the amount involved exceeds the lesser of $120,000 or one percent of the average of our total assets for the last three completed fiscal years, and in which any of our directors, nominee directors, executive officers, security holders who beneficially own 5% or more of our voting securities, and any member of the immediate family of any of the foregoing persons, had, or will have, a direct or indirect material interest. We believe that terms of each transaction below were comparable to those obtainable from unaffiliated third parties.


Director Independence


The OTCBB on which we currently have our shares of common stock quoted does not have any director independence requirements. In determining whether our directors are independent, we refer to NASDAQ Stock Market Rule 4200(a)(15). Based on those widely-accepted criteria, we have determined that one of our Directors are not independent at this time.


No member of management is or will be required by us to work on a full time basis, although our president currently devotes fulltime to us. Accordingly, certain conflicts of interest may arise between us and our officer(s) and director(s) in that they may have other business interests in the future to which they devote their attention, and they may be expected to continue to do so although management time must also be devoted to our business. As a result, conflicts of interest may arise that can be resolved only through their exercise of such judgment as is consistent with each officer's understanding of his/her fiduciary duties to us.




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The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as well as rule changes proposed and enacted by the SEC, the New York and American Stock Exchanges and the Nasdaq Stock Market, as a result of Sarbanes-Oxley, require the implementation of various measures relating to corporate governance. These measures are designed to enhance the integrity of corporate management and the securities markets and apply to securities that are listed on those exchanges or the Nasdaq Stock Market. Because we are not presently required to comply with many of the corporate governance provisions and because we chose to avoid incurring the substantial additional costs associated with such compliance any sooner than legally required, we have not yet adopted these measures.


We do not currently have independent audit or compensation committees. As a result, these directors have the ability, among other things, to determine their own level of compensation. Until we comply with such corporate governance measures, regardless of whether such compliance is required, the absence of such standards of corporate governance may leave our stockholders without protections against interested director transactions, conflicts of interest, if any, and similar matters and investors may be reluctant to provide us with funds necessary to expand our operations.


We intend to comply with all corporate governance measures relating to director independence as and when required. However, we may find it very difficult or be unable to attract and retain qualified officers, directors and members of board committees required to provide for our effective management as a result of Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. The enactment of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 has resulted in a series of rules and regulations by the SEC that increase responsibilities and liabilities of directors and executive officers. The perceived increased personal risk associated with these recent changes may make it more costly or deter qualified individuals from accepting these roles.


ITEM 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES

 

(1) Audit Fees

 

The aggregate fees billed for each of the last two fiscal years for professional services rendered by the principal accountant for our audit of annual financial statements and review of financial statements included in our quarterly reports or services that are normally provided by the accountant in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements for those fiscal years were:

 

2009

 

$

15,000

 

     Conner & Associates, PC

2008 

 

$

15,000

 

     Conner & Associates, PC  (re-audit as of and for the year ended October 31, 2008)


(2) Audit-Related Fees

 

The aggregate fees billed in each of the last two fiscal years for assurance and related services by the principal accountants that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit or review of our financial statements and are not reported in the preceding paragraph:

 

2009 

 

$

0

 

Conner & Associates, PC

2008 

 

$

0

 

Conner & Associates, PC

 

(3) Tax Fees

 

The aggregate fees billed in each of the last two fiscal years for professional services rendered by the principal accountant for tax compliance, tax advice, and tax planning were:

 

2009 

 

$

0

 

Conner & Associates, PC 

2008 

 

$

0

 

Conner & Associates, PC


(4) All Other Fees

 

The aggregate fees billed in each of the last two fiscal years for the products and services provided by the principal accountant, other than the services reported in paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) was:



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2009 

 

$

0

 

Conner & Associates, PC. 

2008 

 

$

0

 

Conner & Associates, PC 

 

The percentage of hours expended on the principal accountant’s engagement to audit our financial statements for the most recent fiscal year that were attributed to work performed by persons other than the principal accountant’s full time, permanent employees was 0%.

 

PART IV

 

ITEM 15. EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES

 

All financial statement schedules have been omitted as not required, not applicable, not deemed material or because the information is included in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, contained elsewhere in this Annual Report.

 

EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit

 

Description

 

 

 

23.1

 

Consent of Conner & Associates, P.C.

 

 

 

31.1

 

Certification of the Company’s Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer pursuant to 15d-15(e), under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, with respect to the registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended October 31, 2009.

 

 

 

32.1

 

Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Principal Executive Office and Principal Financial Officer). 

 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Annual Report on Form 10-K to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.


Date:  February 16, 2010

/s/ Michael J. Friedman

Name:

Michael J. Friedman,

Titles:

President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of

of the Board, Principal Executive Officer,

Principal Financial Officer and

Chief Accounting Officer


Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in their respective capacities on the dates indicated.


/s/ Michael J. Friedman

Michael J. Friedman, Chairman of the Board

February 16, 2010


/s/ Dominick M. Cingari

Dominick M. Cingari – Director.

February 16, 2010


/s/ Jay Odintz

Jay Odintz, C.P.A. – Director.  

February 16, 2010




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